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What was the difference between white Southerners who owned slaves and those that did not?
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∙ 13y ago
Mainly money. Slaves were very expensive, and only wealthy persons typically owned slaves. However, some people simply felt that owning a slave was wrong.
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How many southerners owned 20 or more slave?
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
What percentage of southerners owned no slaves?
26%
How many white southerners owned slaves?
fewer than 4%
How many southerners owned 100 or more slaves in 1860?
798
How did slavery divide southerners?
It divided the white Southerners into two groups. The group of people who owned slaves, and those who didn't.
What percent of southerners owned more than 50 slaves each in 1850?
2.5%
What percent of white southerners owned slaves on the eve of the civil war in 1860?
A lot.
How many slaves did most southerners own?
few or no enslaved people at all
How many southern families had slaves before the Civil War?
About 25-30% of white southern families owned slaves on the eve of the Civil War.
What were large scaled southerners who owned more than 20 slaves called?
they were called biligannas
Did the Southerners tax there slaves?
No. A slave was owned by his master. He did not earn money so how could he pay taxes.HoweverSince slaves were owned, they were considered property. So slaves were used to determine what taxes were paid by the plantation owner.
What is the difference between yeomen and plantation owners?
Yeomen did not own slaves and were poor while plantation owners were rich and owned many slaves.
